Israel Welcomes First Babies of New Jewish Year

As the Jewish year 5787 (Tashpa'at) began, Israeli hospitals celebrated the arrival of the first newborns. At Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh), Daniel and Adrian Lardo of Ramla welcomed their first child, a son weighing 2,740 grams, marking their first New Year as parents. "There is no more exciting feeling than starting a new year as a mother and father for the first time," the couple stated, expressing gratitude to the medical staff and wishing all of Israel a year of new beginnings and good news.

Meanwhile, at the Northern Medical Center (Poriya) in Tiberias, Hodaya Cohen Alalishvili gave birth to a daughter weighing 3,060 grams. She and her husband Tal, along with their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Noam, were celebrating Rosh Hashanah in Tiberias when labor began. The medical team, including midwife Tahrir Masalha and midwife Nadal, assisted with the birth.

Shamir Medical Center also released statistics for the past year, 5786 (Tashpa'at). A total of 8,800 babies were born at the facility, averaging about 24 per day. The most common birth time was 8 AM. The smallest baby born weighed 608 grams, and the largest weighed 4.985 kilograms. The hospital saw 116 sets of twins. Notably, the trend reversed from previous years, with 51% of newborns being boys and 48% girls.

Professor Michal Kobo, Director of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Shamir, commented on the continuity of life even during challenging times. "Our teams are proud to accompany mothers and families during the most significant moments of their lives," she said, wishing for a year of good tidings and quiet nights for new parents. The hospital reported that 4% of births were water births and 16.5% were Cesarean sections, a rate lower than the national average.